In layman's terms, Woody Allen is the so-called Tucao emperor, a joke man, and he loves to trash all kinds of snobs: high-cold intellectuals, rich people with money but no quality. But he is also active in making complaints and slaps on his face. He never wanted to talk about the meaning of life, because for this non-believer, there is no grand truth or creed, only doubt, irony, and pessimism are constant. But his cuteness lies in the sense of humor that bursts out of various oppositions. Together with the wonderful photography, music, and scene costume design, it makes people smile and spend a good time watching the movie. As he himself said in a recent interview, "It's the job of the artist, I think, to try and figure out how to get through life knowing that the worst is true." Reality, still trying to explore how to live life).
Of course, cute or annoying is also the first-line difference, depending on the personal taste of the movie. Some people can laugh from the beginning to the end, some people think it is just compelling words. Some film critics scolded: Stop making excuses for this person! His heyday was over in the 90s!
The weakness of the film may lie in the lack of spark and persuasiveness of the love story. The scenes in the budding part of the feelings are not coherent and smooth, and the sparks between the two are not a little, after all, the real age difference is thirty years old. (But the elephant about the backlight is so funny). It is said that in the last scene, there is a tribute to "La Traviata". Thinking about it this way, the whole story has the same effect.
The film was shot on the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur, the southeast coast of France). The 1920s was a period when American wealthy people flocked to the French Riviera to buy villas after the First World War. Speaking of which, Fitzgerald’s Gatsby was mostly written during his stay in Saint-Raphaël on the Cote d’Azur. The banquet scene in the movie really feels closer to the real atmosphere than Xiao Lizi's version of the drunken fans. Darius Khondji, who is in charge, is also the photographer of "To Rome with Love" and "Midnight in Paris". The quality of the 35mm film is very beautiful, the "impressionistic palette" (Impressionistic palette), especially the scenes in the garden. And Emma's flapper dress, cloche hat, and short, but impressive swimsuits are as eye-catching as an old pictorial.
Under all kinds of bitter debates that deny all kinds of pessimism, the director still left a little comfort. Love, is the ultimate magic! Although he would add, but it's also transient...
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